rýdzik

Slovak

Etymology

Slovak rýdzi (“pure; (historically) reddish”, adjective) +‎ -ik, the motivation is the reddish colour of the cap and especially the milk of the mushroom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈriː.d͡zik]
• Rhymes: -ik, -iːd͡zik

Noun

rýdzik m inan (genitive singular rýdzika, declension pattern of dub)

1. fungus belonging to the genus Lactarius

Declension

Declension of rýdzik

	singular	plural
nominative	rýdzik	rýdziky
genitive	rýdzika	rýdzikov
dative	rýdziku	rýdzikom
accusative	rýdzik	rýdziky
locative	rýdziku	rýdzikoch
instrumental	rýdzikom	rýdzikmi

Derived terms

• rýdzikový

Related terms

• rýdzi
• ruda

Further reading

• “rýdzik”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024